Trouble springs from idleness, and grievous toil from needless ease.

You wouldn't believe the kind of hate mail I get about my work on irregular verbs.

I'm a practical person. I'm not too bad a carpenter. I can renovate houses.

There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it's like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges.

He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.